Added a fair amount of White Gesso on my watercolour cardstock, creating ridges and strokes for more texture...then with the help of a stencil, added also Modeling Paste. I let it air dry very well before starting the fun part with colours...

I have used powdered watercolour pigments (like 13Arts' Rainbow Colors, Brushos, Ken Oliver's Color Bursts, PaperArtsy's Infusions) in a red colour, sprinkled directly on the cardstock and then spritzed with water. I tilted the card to move the colour around and finally dried with a heat tool...

I started to assemble my ATCs: first of all I punched out few hearts, using book pages and black cardstock...on the latter I added few touches of gold wax. Then glued down some thread and the sentiment created with the Dymo.

I hope you got some inspiration from my ATCs...now it's up to you! C'mon join the challenge and post your work on HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS BLOG on the page dedicated to the ATC CHALLENGE. See you next time!